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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Fredric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Rader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredric kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rocky Theme Song. Rader has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W48CHM8MRHs as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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164 lbs
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168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Fredric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Rader!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rader.
Rader shoots for a takedown but Fredric saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Fredric. No joy for Rader on that attempt.
Randy Fredric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Rader.
Rader fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fredric avoids it really well and circles away.
Rader misses with a straight right.
Fredric doesn't manage to clinch there - Rader circles away.
Rader misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rader fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rader changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fredric fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rader looks gassed!
Fredric doesn't manage to clinch there - Rader circles away.
Rader shoots in and bounces Fredric off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Rader working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rader thows a big elbow that misses.
Rader stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fredric swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rader working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fredric on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fredric tries to get out of the position.
Rader landing some decent shots from guard.
Rader scoring with some ground and pound.
Rader throws a big right hand that misses.
Rader has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rader looking to pass the guard.
Rader throwing strikes from guard but Fredric blocks nicely.
Fredric avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fredric swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rader works over Fredric with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fredric wants to stand and escape but Rader is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rader scores with a takedown into Fredric's guard.
Rader trying to move into half guard but instead Fredric has managed to sweep!
Rader pulls Fredric in close to his closed guard and prevents Fredric from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rader looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rader trying to keep a closed guard but Fredric is proving a slippery customer.
Rader looking for a sweep. Not yet Rader, not yet.
Rader working a defensive guard but Fredric manages to pass into side control anyway.
Fredric tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Rader dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Fredric is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rader looks to land a combination. Fredric sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Randy Fredric has been cut.
Rader lands a jab to the nose.
Rader thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fredric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rader tests Fredric's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fredric stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Rader or perhaps it was just good defense by Fredric which made him look bad.
Rader shoots for a takedown but Fredric saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Randy Fredric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Rader.
Rader is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric pushes Rader up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fredric crunches a lovely knee into Rader's ribcage.
Fredric connects with a knee to the head.
Fredric lands an elbow just above Rader 's eye.
Fredric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fredric lands a damaging elbow.
Fredric prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rader takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rader takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Fredric.
Rader takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fredric obliges.
Rader misses with a punch on the inside.
Rader wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fredric has him pressed against the ropes.
Fredric landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fredric lands a good knee to the midsection. Rader won't want to take too many of those.
Fredric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rader tries to pull guard but Fredric holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rader drops back down to his feet.
Fredric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rader's face.
Knees to the body from Fredric.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fredric stops a takedown attempt from Rader.
Rader is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Fredric gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fredric with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rader tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fredric lands a good knee to the midsection. Rader won't want to take too many of those.
Rader drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fredric tries to land knees in the clinch but Rader avoids the damage to the body.
Rader wants a takedown.
Rader takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rader blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredric throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rader changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fredric fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Randy Fredric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rader misses with an uppercut. Fredric saw that one coming.
Fredric is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rader lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rader lands a nice short elbow.
Rader sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fredric defending well though.
Rader throwing shots but Fredric is blocking nicely.
Rader works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rader scoring with strikes but Fredric is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredric taking shots to the head.
Rader misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rader scoring with strikes but Fredric is staying in there.
Rader punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rader content just to control the position here.
Rader unloading with bombs!
Rader lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Rader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Fredric's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fredric stuffs the takedown.
Fredric leaves Rader with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rader throws a jab but it's blocked by Fredric.
Rader fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fredric avoids it really well and circles away.
Randy Fredric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Rader.
Fredric tries to clinch but Rader is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rader throws a nice looking combination but Fredric bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rader throws a jab but it's blocked by Fredric.
Randy Fredric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader tries for a takedown but Fredric sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fredric rushes Rader and presses him up against the ropes.
Fredric lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fredric.
Fredric lands an elbow just above Rader 's eye.
Fredric lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Fredric.
Rader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rader can't get the takedown.
Fredric lands a nice knee to the body.
Fredric using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fredric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fredric obliges.
Rader has Fredric pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Fredric manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fredric prevents Rader from breaking the clinch.
Fredric is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rader is trying to break the clinch but Fredric is controlling him.
Rader tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rader changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fredric fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rader tries for a takedown but Fredric sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fredric but Fredric pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fredric tries to clinch up but Rader circles away and keeps his distance.
Rader throws a big shot that misses.
Rader looks to score with a jab to the body but Fredric is just out of range.
Rader misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fredric takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredric is pressed up against the ropes. Rader has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fredric down to the mat. Fredric avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fredric tries to clinch up.
Rader scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rader tries to advance position but instead Fredric slips a leg back in to half guard.
Randy Fredric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rader is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rader has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredric is in a horrible position here. Rader smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rader with shots to the head and body - Fredric looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rader lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rader working Fredric over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Justin Rader.
I've got Rader winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Rader!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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